These are the stories of South Korea’s 'mermaids', who for centuries have braved the harsh conditions to harvest shellfish.

Historically a place where monarchs and aristocrats would escape the winter in favour of warm Mediterranean climes, this southern French city is at its best in the off season.

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Expedition photographer Frank Hurley’s visuals have become timeless classics of their own, ensuring the story lives on a century later.

As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to ...

A small Arctic research station in Norway has emerged as a scientific hub, and it’s home to an increasingly female-led ...

Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far north populations.

Found off New Zealand, the species adds crucial knowledge about this little-known and odd-looking group of deep-sea fish ...

In the Himalayas of northern India, Ladakh is a land of jagged peaks and sprawling desert, where ancient monasteries are ...

Melbourne’s 50-pound celebrity chick is molting, revealing adult feathers beneath his iconic brown fluff. Here’s what to expect as he waddles into adulthood.

This autumn, Paddington heads to Peru on the big screen. Here, we explore how families can follow in his pawprints both in ...

This natural survival strategy, known as coprophagy, reveals how wildlife makes the most of every available resource.